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up by the romney campaign speaking for mitt romney. listen to this string of obama hate machine. he summed it all up here. >> this guy doesn't understand how to create jobs. so there is no surprise. there should because of that statement. no surprise on why he failed so ms.erable over the last four years in terms of job creation. he has no idea how the american system functions. we shouldn't be surprised about that because he spent his early years in hawaii smoking something, spent the next set of years in indonesia, another set of years in indonesia and frankly, when he came to the u.s., he worked as a community organizer, which is a socialized structure and then got into politics in chicago. >> see how he strings them all together. hawaii? last time i checked was one of the 50 states. part of the united states of america. but he's got it as something exotic and indonesia. >> that's a muslim country. oh my god. probably went to a madrasa. he was spokemoking pot as a teenager. oh, my god. then he comes back. what does he do? what's his
up by the romney campaign speaking for mitt romney. listen to this string of obama hate machine. he summed it all up here. >> this guy doesn't understand how to create jobs. so there is no surprise. there should because of that statement. no surprise on why he failed so ms.erable over the last four years in terms of job creation. he has no idea how the american system functions. we shouldn't be surprised about that because he spent his early years in hawaii smoking something, spent the...
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president romney is a good debater. >> that is in response to reports that romney is prepping and plans on taking jabs at the president. obama spokeswoman is saying don't expect the president to fire any blows and he looks forward to continuing his conversation with the american people. the president is traveling with a prep team, david axelrod anita dunn and senator john kerry. kerry is playing romney during the mock debates with the president. the team is hunkering down to get the president ready. romney is campaigning in denver today with a stop with the wings over the rockies museum. paul ryan is at a rally in iowa. early voting in iowa is now underway. a washington post poll out this morning shows 63% of registered voters expect president obama to win reelection and a washington times zombie poll has the president with a pretty good lead. more coming up after the break. stay with us. you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv viewer for capella university. matter. education is the key. it is the vehicle. it's the way in which we evolve. every journey is different e
president romney is a good debater. >> that is in response to reports that romney is prepping and plans on taking jabs at the president. obama spokeswoman is saying don't expect the president to fire any blows and he looks forward to continuing his conversation with the american people. the president is traveling with a prep team, david axelrod anita dunn and senator john kerry. kerry is playing romney during the mock debates with the president. the team is hunkering down to get the...
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for mitt romney. i think it proves he's no way, no way qualified to be the leader of the free world. 1-866-55-press. we come back. going to take a quick break to talk about the new iphone. get ready. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." let's hear yours. politically direct means no b.s. just telling you what's going on in politics today. >>at the only on-line forum with a direct line to bill press. >>it's something i've been waiting for a long time. >>join the debate now. i'm jennifer granholm, let me tell you a story. in colorado, the auto rescue saved more than 9,000 jobs. in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get the shaft! (vo) want more granholm? get her every night. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show." >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: oh, boy. 13 minutes now before the top of the hour. joe cirincione from the
for mitt romney. i think it proves he's no way, no way qualified to be the leader of the free world. 1-866-55-press. we come back. going to take a quick break to talk about the new iphone. get ready. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." let's hear yours. politically direct means no b.s. just telling you what's going on in politics today. >>at the only on-line forum with a direct line to bill press. >>it's something i've been waiting for a long time....
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mitt romney. so, if you take a look at their statement at the time, i think you can legitimately raise a question as the obama campaign did in that spot with bill clinton in it. would mitt romney have done the same thing? would he have had the could hewn hewn -- kahunas to go after osama bin laden? based on his statements last year, based on his statements four years ago, the answer is no way would he have done so. 866-55-press. you know what really bugged me is that ariana huffington said it was despicable for president obama to show that ad. it is not despicable for president obama to show that ad. again, he did it. he can take credit for it. mitt romney would never have done the same thing. i think that's pretty clear no matter what he says to date. 866-55-press. it is the "full court press," tuesday, may 1. let's talk about it. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show" live on your radio and on current tv. we have a big, big hour and the i.q. will go way up. >>tv and
mitt romney. so, if you take a look at their statement at the time, i think you can legitimately raise a question as the obama campaign did in that spot with bill clinton in it. would mitt romney have done the same thing? would he have had the could hewn hewn -- kahunas to go after osama bin laden? based on his statements last year, based on his statements four years ago, the answer is no way would he have done so. 866-55-press. you know what really bugged me is that ariana huffington said it...
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romney might even be able to win. you know that question first asked by -- maybe not first but most famously asked by ronald reagan back in 1980 when jimmy carter was running for re-election and ronald reagan running against him. are you better off than you were four years ago. the answer then was clearly no. it was a good question to ask then. i'm not sure republicans ought to be asking it today because i think it is a different answer today. democrats finally, on this issue and love your take on that. 1-866-55-press. let's get into it. democrats got off to a little rocky start on sunday. bob schieffer welcomed governor martin o'malley whom i think is great by the way. clearly will be a candidate for president in 2016. great leader. but he wasn't thinking as fast as he usually does when bob schieffer asked him this question on sunday and he stumbled a little bit. >> can you honestly say that people are better off today than they were four years ago? >> no. but that's not the question of this election. the question, w
romney might even be able to win. you know that question first asked by -- maybe not first but most famously asked by ronald reagan back in 1980 when jimmy carter was running for re-election and ronald reagan running against him. are you better off than you were four years ago. the answer then was clearly no. it was a good question to ask then. i'm not sure republicans ought to be asking it today because i think it is a different answer today. democrats finally, on this issue and love your take...
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to do with ann romney. so the next day i went on cnn. i defend the substance of what she said. what she said was completely accurate. all over news busters because i hated women. because i hated ann romney and people who suffer from ms because i was smearing ann romney. it is sort of like -- it is like crack and porn for the human id is what it is. gets crack and porn at the same time and the darkest part of your nature can run free thanks to news busters so i'm honored to be counted among those they scorn. and you're welcome to check out the article. but again don't because you might get sticky stuff on your fingers. today, robert kennedy jr. would have been 87 years old. today is also the 85th birthday of estelle parsons. you no he what she won the oscar for? bonnie and clyde. she was the laid did i they kidnapped. and she turned a very small role into a whole career. i saw her on broadway. i saw her not too long ago. one of our great actors. don delillo author of libra turns 76 today. duane ahman his bir
to do with ann romney. so the next day i went on cnn. i defend the substance of what she said. what she said was completely accurate. all over news busters because i hated women. because i hated ann romney and people who suffer from ms because i was smearing ann romney. it is sort of like -- it is like crack and porn for the human id is what it is. gets crack and porn at the same time and the darkest part of your nature can run free thanks to news busters so i'm honored to be counted among...
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not mitt romney. when chinese tires threatened thousands of american jobs, it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. >> romney says if he were elected, he would be the one to crack down on china but some big businesses are worried about the trade sanctions that might impose. back with more bill. stay with us. (vo) this is joy on current tv. >>if mitt romney treats his magic underwear the same way as his tax returns, then he's been going commando for the past 10 years. >>since when do you get to say stuff like that on tv? >> listen, if you'd read your email once in a while, you'd know i have a new show. (vo) always outspoken. >> sometimes i feel like i don't even know you. >> just stay on your side of the screen, ok? [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: mitt romney says 50% of americans i don't care about them. t
not mitt romney. when chinese tires threatened thousands of american jobs, it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. >> romney says if he were elected, he would be the one to crack down on china but some big businesses are worried about the trade sanctions that might impose. back with more bill. stay with us. (vo) this is joy on current tv. >>if mitt romney treats his magic underwear the same way as his tax returns, then he's been going commando...
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mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our ñ (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: all right. in the next hour we'll talk to congressman joe courtney from connecticut. a lot of damage up in connecticut. find up more about it. and neil king will be here from the "wall street journal" as a friend of bill. president obama has one event on his schedule today after he gets the daily briefing he'll be heading out to the andrew air force base and a short hop over to atlantic city new jersey. where he'll be met by governor chris christie. big moment for the president, staying on top of the storm damage, and certainly a big moment for governor christie. the president will be back at the white house at 4:25 pm this afternoo
mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our ñ (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: all right. in the next hour we'll talk to congressman joe courtney from...
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they get stuck with mitt romney so then they all pull behind mitt romney. all part of the "the obama hate machine" which i wrote about in my latest book. president obama is re-elected. so you think they say okay. he's our president now. let's move forward. uh-huh. oh, no. tea party members in 20 states actually have filed petitions with the white house now they want the stateless to secede from the union because they're not happy with the election. give me a freakin' break. i thought by the way i thought secession was you weren't suppose to the allow that to happen. i thought we fought a civil war over that. believe it or not pesks have been filed with the white house -- they have this thing at the white house, if you have 25,000 signatures on a petition, the white house has promised that they will respond. so tea partiers in -- get this, alabama, arkansas, colorado, florida, georgia indiana kentucky louisiana michigan, mississippi, missouri, montana new jersey new york, north carolina north dakota, oregon south carolina, tennessee and texas have all filed
they get stuck with mitt romney so then they all pull behind mitt romney. all part of the "the obama hate machine" which i wrote about in my latest book. president obama is re-elected. so you think they say okay. he's our president now. let's move forward. uh-huh. oh, no. tea party members in 20 states actually have filed petitions with the white house now they want the stateless to secede from the union because they're not happy with the election. give me a freakin' break. i thought...
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can you imagine romney in a similar situation? guy who picked up romney. romney would have made a face as if the guy was diseased or something. romney would not have known how to handle it. no doubt about it! >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." . [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey hello everybody. good to see you today. this is tuesday, september 11th. and this is the "full court press" on current tv. welcome to the program. good to see you. we'll talk about the meaning of september 11th here, the day we have to remember and reflect upon how great it is to be americans and what a great loss we suffered 11 years ago today. also time to get into some of the other issues. 26,000 teachers on strike in chicago. this time, they're not striking against a republican governor, scott walker or republican governor john kasich or republican governor chris christie. but democratic mayor rahm emanuel. isn't it time to give teachers the respect and the paycheck that they deserve? we'll get into that and a whole lot more here but first today's current news update fro
can you imagine romney in a similar situation? guy who picked up romney. romney would have made a face as if the guy was diseased or something. romney would not have known how to handle it. no doubt about it! >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." . [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey hello everybody. good to see you today. this is tuesday, september 11th. and this is the "full court press" on current tv. welcome to the program. good to see you. we'll talk about...
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. >> romney: of course not. i said we're going to replace it -- >> bill: let's pick up on that again. now exactly what he is saying, mitt, for now what are you going to keep and what are you getting rid of -- >> romney: i'm not getting rid of all healthcare reform. there are a number of things i'm going to put in place, one is that those with preexisting conditions will have health care, and two that young people can stay on his parent's insurance. >> bill: you see. he is going to keep preexisting conditions and the part what he is going to keep kids on their parents health care. and what else? is he going to keep the part that insurance companies can't drop you if you get sick and start taking more money out of the pool than they thought you were going to take? is he going to get rid of the tax breaks that provide healthcare to their employers? again, we don't know. so suddenly romney who is totally against obamacare, now he is sort of for it. this is sort of like romney -- i got to tell you if i were a republi
. >> romney: of course not. i said we're going to replace it -- >> bill: let's pick up on that again. now exactly what he is saying, mitt, for now what are you going to keep and what are you getting rid of -- >> romney: i'm not getting rid of all healthcare reform. there are a number of things i'm going to put in place, one is that those with preexisting conditions will have health care, and two that young people can stay on his parent's insurance. >> bill: you see. he...
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that was the romney plan. the american people have spoken. they wanted the obama plan. >> his respect and popularity would go through the roof. >> president jim hoffa next. >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] every day presents another exciting issue. from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are tough. things everyday exploding around the world that leave no shortage for exciting conversations. i want our viewer to understand why things have happened. at the end of the show, you know what has happened, why its happened and more importantly, what's going to happen tomorrow. >> heard around the country and seen on current tv. >> 33 minutes after the hour now. this is the full court press, coming to you life from our nation's capitol, brought to you today by the international brotherhood of teamsters under president jim hoffa. we live better because their good work build
that was the romney plan. the american people have spoken. they wanted the obama plan. >> his respect and popularity would go through the roof. >> president jim hoffa next. >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] every day presents another exciting issue. from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs...
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mitt romney out. what do you think, senator, this will mean in iowa? >> a state six electoral votes for the fall, it's a swing state. what the do you think this decision means for that campaign for that state come november? >> what i think is that for a long time, there has been a cloud over this bill. >> uh-huh. >> as soon as we passed it, republicans attacked it, went to court, winding its way through the courts. i think a lot of people were just, william, is this really a law, or is it not? what's going to happen? i think now, with the supreme court saying this is constitutional, it's settled, i think now people rig go to start saying, if this the law, what's in it for me? what's in it for my family? once they start asking that question and start thinking about how this is going to be good for their kids, how it's going to be good for their families, where if they have a sonora daughter who had diabetes, that they are going to be able to get health insurance throughout their lives even if they did
mitt romney out. what do you think, senator, this will mean in iowa? >> a state six electoral votes for the fall, it's a swing state. what the do you think this decision means for that campaign for that state come november? >> what i think is that for a long time, there has been a cloud over this bill. >> uh-huh. >> as soon as we passed it, republicans attacked it, went to court, winding its way through the courts. i think a lot of people were just, william, is this...
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governor romney talking to his base about the race and why he thinks he lost. >> romney: president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give an extraordinary financial gifts from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. and that strategy worked. >> john: okay, extraordinary financial gifts like tax cuts to the billion avers aren't -- like tax cuts to billionaires aren't. he is calling obamacarefree stuff. am i wrong about anything i said? >> it is obamacare and it is also the dream act. what the president signed. it is also going to be -- coming out in support of gay marriage. all of those things. >> john: supports the american dream itself. free stuff. it has to come from somewhere. it is coming from tax revenues offen from the rich. that's the republican ideology. then you had bobby jindal 12 hours, 13 hours after the fact saying something along the lines of -- twice actually in the republican government association press conference in las vegas rejecting the gifts saying that's not why we lost. these are the people we n
governor romney talking to his base about the race and why he thinks he lost. >> romney: president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give an extraordinary financial gifts from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. and that strategy worked. >> john: okay, extraordinary financial gifts like tax cuts to the billion avers aren't -- like tax cuts to billionaires aren't. he is calling obamacarefree stuff. am i wrong about...
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romney and others. and then on the other side, you've got a lot of progressives that say this is not near tough enough. look, no wall streeter is going to jail yet so we should have done more. can't win for losing. >> the comments that nothing to do with the bill. we passed a bill in 2010 under -- surprised some of the liberal friends we believe strongly in due process. one of the things about due process is you don't go to prison unless you have pretty clear information that it was illegal. we can't send people to jail retroactively. the notion you passed a bill in 2010 and no one went to jail for what they did in six seven eight, nine, i'm shocked at liberals who say that. one of the reasons why we had to pass the law was some of the things that were clearly bad weren't illegal. the problem we have not so much deregulation as nonregulation things go up call securitization. instead of being paid back by the people you loaned the money to, you sold the loan to other people who would get stuck if there w
romney and others. and then on the other side, you've got a lot of progressives that say this is not near tough enough. look, no wall streeter is going to jail yet so we should have done more. can't win for losing. >> the comments that nothing to do with the bill. we passed a bill in 2010 under -- surprised some of the liberal friends we believe strongly in due process. one of the things about due process is you don't go to prison unless you have pretty clear information that it was...
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romney ryan. romney ryan. romney ryan. there we go. >> bill: there we go. romney ryan. romney ryan. we got one person saying it. >> he's his own hype man. >> bill: when you have to get the crowd going yourself chanting your name -- >> that ain't good. >> bill: it ain't happenin'. uh-huh. mitt romney, he says he's going to cut everybody's taxes but now he says oops, i was just kidding >> romney: so our individual income taxes are ones i want to reform make them simpler. bring the rates down. don't be expecting a huge cut in taxes because of the exemptions but by bringing rates down, we'll be able to let small businesses keep more money to hire more people. >> bill: i'm going to bring rates down but don't expect to pay less. people weren't pleased to hear that. what is it that mitt romney wants more than anything else back in 2005 as governor of massachusetts? he let the cat out of the bag. >> number three. >> romney: one last thought you guys, when i was a boy when i was a boy, i on a toused think -- i used to think that becoming rich and becoming famous would make me happy. boy, was
romney ryan. romney ryan. romney ryan. there we go. >> bill: there we go. romney ryan. romney ryan. we got one person saying it. >> he's his own hype man. >> bill: when you have to get the crowd going yourself chanting your name -- >> that ain't good. >> bill: it ain't happenin'. uh-huh. mitt romney, he says he's going to cut everybody's taxes but now he says oops, i was just kidding >> romney: so our individual income taxes are ones i want to reform make...
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president obama first invited romney on election night when romney called to concede and the romney adviser said it is very gracious and the right thing to do. no aides will be present at today's meeting. the two will speak one on one. even though the two parties are saying they are willing to reach across the aisle during fiscal cliff negotiations, we're not seeing much in terms of a deal. the latest roadblock is the cost of federal retirement programs. republicans are staying is up to the president to cut back on medicare medicaid and social security but democrats want entitlement programs completely off the table. today, the white house is sending treasury secretary timothy geithner and congressional negotiator rob neighbor to capitol hill where they will lay out their proposal with speaker boehner. more bill press is coming up after the break. as always, we're live in our chat room and would love to see you there. current.com/billpress. we're right back. you're about to watch a viewer created ad message for little caesars who proudly salutes unites states veterans everywhere. >> hi, i'm
president obama first invited romney on election night when romney called to concede and the romney adviser said it is very gracious and the right thing to do. no aides will be present at today's meeting. the two will speak one on one. even though the two parties are saying they are willing to reach across the aisle during fiscal cliff negotiations, we're not seeing much in terms of a deal. the latest roadblock is the cost of federal retirement programs. republicans are staying is up to the...
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including mitt romney. and kind of sat there and wrote this nice little story describing where -- describing what mitt romney was like during church. he sang the hymns and chatted with congregants. what's interesting to me and why i kind of picked up on this and wrote about it is that you know, there's really nothing shocking or particularly groundbreaking as far as revelations in that article but it did get people's attention and i think the reason it did is because mitt romney has been so guarded and private about his faith that any tiny glimpse into what he's like in church, even the most boring kind of few details seems like you know, a huge scoop. >> bill: couple of quick questions. first of all, i don't know casey hunt, is that her name? is she a mormon? if not -- i didn't think you were allowed to go to a mormon church if you're not mormon. >> that's an important point. the mormon church does welcome visitors. casey hunter is not mormon as far as i know. but the reason i think there's confusion is th
including mitt romney. and kind of sat there and wrote this nice little story describing where -- describing what mitt romney was like during church. he sang the hymns and chatted with congregants. what's interesting to me and why i kind of picked up on this and wrote about it is that you know, there's really nothing shocking or particularly groundbreaking as far as revelations in that article but it did get people's attention and i think the reason it did is because mitt romney has been so...
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mitt romney never mentioned veterans. never mentioned military families. and then the president ended up by saying, come on, got right down to it. i want it and i need your vote! >> if you believe in a country where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same rules then i need you to vote this november. >> bill: so off we go! out of charlotte into the campaign. president on the road today. what did you think? joe biden, barack obama 1-866-55-press. did they deliver the goods here in charlotte north carolina? fellow progressives, fellow liberals, fellow americans let's talk it here on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." it's go time. what time is it rob? oh, then it's go. go. go. go time. anybody? anybody? what time is it? oh, right. go time! (vo) this is joy. >>who the heck does mitt romney think he is? (vo) this is joy on current tv. >>if mitt romney treats his magic underwear the same way as his tax returns, then he's been going commando for the past 10 years. >>since when d
mitt romney never mentioned veterans. never mentioned military families. and then the president ended up by saying, come on, got right down to it. i want it and i need your vote! >> if you believe in a country where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same rules then i need you to vote this november. >> bill: so off we go! out of charlotte into the campaign. president on the road today. what did you think? joe biden, barack obama...
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mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our from silver screens... to flat screens... twizzlerize your entertainment everyday with twizzlers the twist you can't resist. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. do you share the sense of outrage that they're doing this, this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>i think that's an understatement, eliot. u>> i'm not prone tot. understatement, so explain to me why that is. i think the mob learned from wall st., not vice versa. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "full court press," the "bill press show," live on your radio, and on current tv. >> bill: 13 minutes now before the top of the hour here on the "full court press" -- make it 12 minutes. before we get back to the news of the day, here is a story that caught my attention out of wftv in florida. a man in florida accused of pocketing $80,000 after stealing the identity of a professional athlete. he allegedly called
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mitt romney continues to dodge and weave. he got a little closer to saying his view yesterday. >> some have asked if i will let stand the president's executive order. the answer is that i will put in place my own long-term solution that will replace and supersede the president's temporary measure. >> what's he going to do? um, um um. he didn't say. >> er er. >> mitt romney again, nice nowery, i am going to do something but he doesn't provide any details whatsoever. no details about immigration, no details about what he is going to do about afghanistan, about what parts of the budget he will cut. it's just a complete blank slate. anyway, just a rant. by the way, speaking of rants, nancy pelosi, democratic leader in the house had a pretty interesting explanation for why she thinks the republicans are now pursuing a contempt of congress charge against attorney general eric holder. >> it is no accident. it is no coincidence that the attorney general of the united states is the person responsible for making sure that voter suppres
mitt romney continues to dodge and weave. he got a little closer to saying his view yesterday. >> some have asked if i will let stand the president's executive order. the answer is that i will put in place my own long-term solution that will replace and supersede the president's temporary measure. >> what's he going to do? um, um um. he didn't say. >> er er. >> mitt romney again, nice nowery, i am going to do something but he doesn't provide any details whatsoever. no...
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mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our [♪ theme music ♪] >> john: you ever notice how the same people who want to stop obamacare are the came people who want to [ inaudible ]. good morning you are watching the "bill press show." it's a pleasure to be here. we're going to be covering of course all of the major news that americans care about like tweakkys, and the twilight films. now it's time to go to the brilliant and loomous lisa ferguson for a current news update. >> hey john. good morning, everyone. many members of congress are already off on thanksgiving holiday, but the fiscal cliff is looming, and washington will need to strike a deal in the next week and a half if they want to avoid tax hikes and spending cuts. john boehner is asking to outline a plan and get fellow republicans on board. ryan will likely be under the most pressure to back away from his conservative politics. his run for vp no doubt brought him some new
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he's got a 300 point deficit to mitt romney. he calls that romney math. his numbers are apparently a little different. it looks like this thing is over. >> sort of like a rodney dangerfield moment. can't get more respect. >> he can get more respect than he used to. >> that's for sure. i interviewed him in february of 2011 in a krispy kreme. he had just given a speech where michelle batch man wasta at this event. she got much more praise and cheers and standing ovations thank he did. he has been able to reverse those fortunes. >> he won 11 primaries. it's gotten to the point where math matly he is not going to be able to catch up. he is going to stay in this thing. they pretty much admit it's not matter of getting to 1144 themselves but denying mitt romney getting 1144. he is the face and voice of social conservatives, of the religious right. we will have to see. >> we will talk more about the louisiana primary with nia nia malika. not just louisiana but what's coming up is more important and how president obama's campaign is shaping up as well. >> this is
he's got a 300 point deficit to mitt romney. he calls that romney math. his numbers are apparently a little different. it looks like this thing is over. >> sort of like a rodney dangerfield moment. can't get more respect. >> he can get more respect than he used to. >> that's for sure. i interviewed him in february of 2011 in a krispy kreme. he had just given a speech where michelle batch man wasta at this event. she got much more praise and cheers and standing ovations thank...
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so mitt romney won't be here. if you are going to ask mitt romney a single question about the biggest story in the news cycle for an entire week about a story that would haunt his campaign for the rest of the election someone, you don't get the interview no more. and this is what rupert murdoch was talking about when he tweeted about the dumbness of mitt romney's advisors. >> it's unbelievable. >> john: he said look this is rape fatigue, let's move on. reversible mittens came out and said that he really really will not talk to any journalist if they are going to ask those kind of questions. they are dodging the media, and this means the right wing radical they don't ever get to claim about barack obama giving inadequate numbers at press conferences again ever. >> yeah. some dumb advisor said governor romney here is the thing, they are going to want to ask about abortion, just tell them ahead of time you are not going to answer any questions and then problem solved. >> john: i have done a lot of different tv new ch
so mitt romney won't be here. if you are going to ask mitt romney a single question about the biggest story in the news cycle for an entire week about a story that would haunt his campaign for the rest of the election someone, you don't get the interview no more. and this is what rupert murdoch was talking about when he tweeted about the dumbness of mitt romney's advisors. >> it's unbelievable. >> john: he said look this is rape fatigue, let's move on. reversible mittens came out...
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and neither has mitt romney so far. mitt romney kind of avoided them. didn't want to talk about them. he just wanted to talk about jobs and the economy. but now with paul ryan, these issues are front and center again. again. paul ryan is a poster boy for the religious right and if proves once again this is not the romney/ryan ticket, this is the ryan/romney ticket. ryan changes the equation. changes the conversation. changes the focus of this campaign in two ways. yes, on the fiscal issues and on his budget. but also, yes now on the social issues. what do you make of this? do you think it will work? 1-866-55-press. i don't think the american people are as extreme on fiscal issues as certainly not as extreme on social issues. i think they're losing issues for the republican party in the general election. in the primaries yeah, you want to get the yahoos and the extreme religious right fine. you run around talking about same-sex marriage and abortion but that doesn't get you through the general election. i don't get it. i think romney is making a big mist
and neither has mitt romney so far. mitt romney kind of avoided them. didn't want to talk about them. he just wanted to talk about jobs and the economy. but now with paul ryan, these issues are front and center again. again. paul ryan is a poster boy for the religious right and if proves once again this is not the romney/ryan ticket, this is the ryan/romney ticket. ryan changes the equation. changes the conversation. changes the focus of this campaign in two ways. yes, on the fiscal issues and...
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that's mitt romney. actually, they bought up obama's when he said redistribution and they want to talk about the comment that he just made. is mitt romney really the person that wants to talk about what somebody said in the past? >> bill: i don't think so. right? in fact, i think he has a genetic problem. it was his father who was a leading candidate for president until he said he had been brainwashed about vietnam. so maybe he had better be careful. lamont, appreciate the call. i saw joe donnelly, good congressman from indiana who's going to be the next democratic senator from indiana. saw him yesterday and he's looking good and he's up a little bit in the polls. so gotta make that happen. johnny is in bellwood, illinois. johnny, good morning to you. >> caller: good morning. >> bill: what do you think? >> caller: i think mitt romney is such a big liar and people just don't call him out on being a big liar. for him to say anything about anything. he is so wrong! but he's not ready to be my president. but
that's mitt romney. actually, they bought up obama's when he said redistribution and they want to talk about the comment that he just made. is mitt romney really the person that wants to talk about what somebody said in the past? >> bill: i don't think so. right? in fact, i think he has a genetic problem. it was his father who was a leading candidate for president until he said he had been brainwashed about vietnam. so maybe he had better be careful. lamont, appreciate the call. i saw joe...
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especially romney. romney's really trying to make the jimmy carter connection, right? he said that even jimmy carter would have made this decision and then yesterday he came out and said -- compared obama's economic policies to jimmy carter's economic policies, right? now i don't want to dump on jimmy carter but barack obama's got a hel of a lot more effective in bringing this economy back than jimmy carter had been. absolutely. hey, greg, appreciate hearing from you. good points. i'm glad you added that. that in fact, if you look at the bush/cheney team, rumsfeld, the quarterback, they did blow it twice. first at tora bora and then secondly the raid in pakistan in 2005 that glen rush wrote about. out in the state of illinois, we have gary. >> caller: good morning, how you doing? >> bill: i'm doing good. what's up? >> caller: i just wanted to comment, you guys have been talking about that thing with bush and that he bailed out on the tora bora part where he could have had him at that time. the whole thing was the war was going on. we weren't talking about getting out y
especially romney. romney's really trying to make the jimmy carter connection, right? he said that even jimmy carter would have made this decision and then yesterday he came out and said -- compared obama's economic policies to jimmy carter's economic policies, right? now i don't want to dump on jimmy carter but barack obama's got a hel of a lot more effective in bringing this economy back than jimmy carter had been. absolutely. hey, greg, appreciate hearing from you. good points. i'm glad you...
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not just mitt romney but ann romney, too, and lots lots more. mitt's tax returns. we will get into it with eric byrnes but first, the full court press. >> on this friday, other headlines making news george zimmerman and on the sean han hannity show but it turns out barbara walters had the first shot at landing the exclusive interview on abc but rejected zimmerman after an outrageous demand. the new york post is saying he demanded that theypire for a hotel for an interview month. walters would not confirm or deny that on the view. >> he is not allowed to leave the county down there. >> by the way, she came pretty close close. she didn't confirm it but she blasted him and said, he and his wife have money problems. they need money. they were making crazy demands. she said it all out on the vu yesterday. >> did she? >> yeah. >> did he demand a certain hotel? >> no. but he asked for a hotel for an entire month. >> did fox -- did fox pay for it, i guess? >> i don't know. >> no. no. hannity interviewed him downtown. he had to go down there because he keep coming back to h
not just mitt romney but ann romney, too, and lots lots more. mitt's tax returns. we will get into it with eric byrnes but first, the full court press. >> on this friday, other headlines making news george zimmerman and on the sean han hannity show but it turns out barbara walters had the first shot at landing the exclusive interview on abc but rejected zimmerman after an outrageous demand. the new york post is saying he demanded that theypire for a hotel for an interview month. walters...
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romney. i also think that paul ryan's inability to answer the hard questions about the budget, that the tax proposals he is making speaks again to the swiss cheese nature of their appeals answers they simply don't work. mitt romney has a problem. he went hard right. he has lost the middle. paul ryan is not a friend of mitt romney long term. paul ryan is for paul ryan. he is thinking about 2016. he has not gotten what he needed. >> before we go, i have one last question. >> yes. >> what about, you talked about paul ryan, this medicare argument, you know, do you think that seniors believe that this is only going to affect people under the age of 55 or do they not trust politicians enough to think they can't keep their hands off the medicare. >> i honestly don't know how to get my arms around how the seniors react. they understand that paul ryan is up to no good when it comes to his medicare proposal. they look at him you look at the response at aarp, the way the proposal is at the end of the da
romney. i also think that paul ryan's inability to answer the hard questions about the budget, that the tax proposals he is making speaks again to the swiss cheese nature of their appeals answers they simply don't work. mitt romney has a problem. he went hard right. he has lost the middle. paul ryan is not a friend of mitt romney long term. paul ryan is for paul ryan. he is thinking about 2016. he has not gotten what he needed. >> before we go, i have one last question. >> yes....
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at one time, obama people thought romney could be easy meat. right now romney is looking strong. i thought it has caught some of the obamaites by surprise. >> bill: it is surprising you don't hear the criticism of romney from the conservative and from the tea parties that they would warm up to him. they may not love him but at the same time here in the last two days, you've got both larry summers and bill clinton saying things that sounded like they were saying the bush tax cuts ought to be extended then they turned around said no, that's not what we meant. we really do agree with obama on this. there's no split between us. maybe it is just democrats being democrats. >> that's part of it. it has been very interesting the last couple of days. a lot of rigamarole and the white house and the media about what clinton and then summers said. basically, what clinton said and i think what summers said is we may have to temporarily extend the bush tax cuts while negotiate a long-term deal. the republicans saying that's exactly what we think. we should temporarily extend the tax cuts in th
at one time, obama people thought romney could be easy meat. right now romney is looking strong. i thought it has caught some of the obamaites by surprise. >> bill: it is surprising you don't hear the criticism of romney from the conservative and from the tea parties that they would warm up to him. they may not love him but at the same time here in the last two days, you've got both larry summers and bill clinton saying things that sounded like they were saying the bush tax cuts ought to...
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romney said this. wrong. romney said this. wrong. romney said this. wrong. romney said this. but the people watching last night don't necessarily know all of that and i come back to point, that was president obama's job last night to call mitt romney out on every one of those lies and for some reason unknown to man or god he didn't do it. more calls coming up. 1-866-55-press. the debate last night. and jim lehrer. >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >>and now to my point. that is a whole bunch of bunk! the powerful my steal an election but they cannot steal democracy. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. do you share the sense of outrage that they're doing this, this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>i think that's an understatement, eliot. u>> i'm not prone tot. understatement, so explain to me why that is. i think the mob learned from wall st., not vice versa. >> announcer: this is the "full >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press
romney said this. wrong. romney said this. wrong. romney said this. wrong. romney said this. but the people watching last night don't necessarily know all of that and i come back to point, that was president obama's job last night to call mitt romney out on every one of those lies and for some reason unknown to man or god he didn't do it. more calls coming up. 1-866-55-press. the debate last night. and jim lehrer. >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press...
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but there was a lot of love for obama in charlotte. >> even mitt romney didn't talk about why mitt romney's agenda is right for the country. bill crystal said it he gave no rationale for why he should be elected president. and that's one of the big criticisms not that i'm prone to quote laura ingram but laura ingram said if they can't do better than what they are doing in terms of communicating message they should pack up and go home. >> bill: laura said that george [ inaudible ] said that rush limbaugh said that and weekly standard is saying the same thing that from their point of view, this should be a slam dunk, right? >> well yeah -- >> bill: they think because the economy is so bad. but they have a candidate and party that is not taking advantage of the situation, and they are almost saying we're going to lose when we do lose we better just shut down the republican party. >> to be fair i think it's easy for these outside commentators. mitt romney and paul ryan know this, because they are smart people. they know their numbers don't add up. they know that -- you know, their campaign has
but there was a lot of love for obama in charlotte. >> even mitt romney didn't talk about why mitt romney's agenda is right for the country. bill crystal said it he gave no rationale for why he should be elected president. and that's one of the big criticisms not that i'm prone to quote laura ingram but laura ingram said if they can't do better than what they are doing in terms of communicating message they should pack up and go home. >> bill: laura said that george [ inaudible ]...
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obama won, romney lost. why are we even having this discussion. >> it's interesting, their proposal will become income brackets where they are and just change the deductions. basically the romney campaign's tax -- [ technical difficulties ] >> bill: the mortgage interest deduction, right? health care, perhaps, child care. so republicans are really saying that we'll -- i hate to use this phrase, because it's almost cliche, but we will avoid the fiscal cliff by putting the burden on the back of the middle class. >> yeah, another way of saying basically regressive tax policy proposal. it's not nice to the lower incomes. >> bill: arthur delaney, reporter for the huffington post, you have a thing every day in the "huffington post," the daily delaney downer. >> that's in our huff post hill newsletter. >> bill: where you are saying -- i hate reading it almost -- don't take that personally. [ laughter ] >> bill: but the economy is doing pretty good isn't it? >> it is doing better. >> bill: look at black friday. >> w
obama won, romney lost. why are we even having this discussion. >> it's interesting, their proposal will become income brackets where they are and just change the deductions. basically the romney campaign's tax -- [ technical difficulties ] >> bill: the mortgage interest deduction, right? health care, perhaps, child care. so republicans are really saying that we'll -- i hate to use this phrase, because it's almost cliche, but we will avoid the fiscal cliff by putting the burden on...
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mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> romney: i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> bill: how about a little fact checking on that ad, judd? >> yeah. it is really, i think probably the most dishonest ad we've seen this campaign cycle. at least at the presidential level. >> bill: which is saying something, isn't it? >> it is saying something. is it it starts off right at the beginning when mitt romney says i have a plan to help the auto industry. and as it turns out he has no plan. there's nothing on his web site and actually reporters have followed up and they've said could you send us a copy of the plan. and there is no plan. no one's gotten anything. so i guess it is just the idea that -- saying you have a plan is more important than actually having a plan. >> bill: also when he says i have a plan for 12 million new jobs and we haven't seen the plan yet either. on the auto industry, it is kind of late after g.m. and chrysler are already back, right? already back on their feet making bigger profits than ever before and better cars than ever before. it is kind of
mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> romney: i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> bill: how about a little fact checking on that ad, judd? >> yeah. it is really, i think probably the most dishonest ad we've seen this campaign cycle. at least at the presidential level. >> bill: which is saying something, isn't it? >> it is saying something. is it it starts off right at the beginning when mitt romney says i have a plan to help the auto...
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over mitt romney? let's not forget that. >> bill: even dick cheney said it was a mistake. >> the other thing of it to try to show our members he doesn't think like them, doesn't relate to them whatsoever, this would be the first if romney wants to get elected. this would be the first president that was elected that had two secret bank accounts. i don't want a president that has a bank account in switzerland one that has one in the cayman islands. i don't want a president who is investing in facilities in bermuda at the same time that his hedge fund is investing in bermuda and says hey they're two separate and apart. so i think we show the integrity of president obama his commitment to rebuild america's infrastructure rebuild america and we show i think the kind of person mitt romney really is. even yesterday, i think it was yesterday he said well, you know, if i didn't take advantage of every tax loophole, i wouldn't be a real american. you know what? you can kiss my royal you know what. you know? i do
over mitt romney? let's not forget that. >> bill: even dick cheney said it was a mistake. >> the other thing of it to try to show our members he doesn't think like them, doesn't relate to them whatsoever, this would be the first if romney wants to get elected. this would be the first president that was elected that had two secret bank accounts. i don't want a president that has a bank account in switzerland one that has one in the cayman islands. i don't want a president who is...
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else about mitt romney. he has embraced the budget. now he has embraced the man as well. this is the ryan-romney ticket. ryan is the one now who is leading the show and romney got to defend his budget and he can't. i love it. i think he can -- democrats, no matter what they are running for, the issue in every campaign, are you going to support the ryan budget or not? so the house members ought to run on that. senate members and president obama and vice president joe biden. here is our friend joey from chicago. what do you think, joey? >> hey, good morning, bill. let's get scientific about this. you don't poop where you eat. you don't spit in the wind and you don't buy a used car or vote for a man with two first names. what are you people crazy? pass that on bill. >> joey ought to have you do the bumper stickers. >> that's for sure. good. thanks to, joey. out in west seattle washington bouncing around the country this morning, stewart, you are up. what so youdo you say. >> i believe paul was put in by the wal
else about mitt romney. he has embraced the budget. now he has embraced the man as well. this is the ryan-romney ticket. ryan is the one now who is leading the show and romney got to defend his budget and he can't. i love it. i think he can -- democrats, no matter what they are running for, the issue in every campaign, are you going to support the ryan budget or not? so the house members ought to run on that. senate members and president obama and vice president joe biden. here is our friend...
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will romney get even close to that? >> my own view is that romney is going to carry 325 electoral votes. he will win florida virginia, north carolina indiana. these are states that obama won last time. iowa. ohio. new hampshire. pennsylvania. wisconsin. and minnesota. >> bill: he said 325. he was only off by 1. right? because the winner got 326. oops, that's right the winner was barack obama not mitt romney. so what about karl rove and dick morris? michael calderone is the senior media reporter for "huffington post" joining us on our news line this morning. michael, we're not going to see him for awhile, huh? >> yes. i think -- i know you're missing him. but i don't think we'll see these guys for a little while. >> bill: here's the deal. i was chatting with some of our friends in the media last night at the white house is this roger ailes just kind of playing games and a little -- this is just a temporary retrieve because people aren't that interested in presidential politics anymore but they'll stay around and they'll
will romney get even close to that? >> my own view is that romney is going to carry 325 electoral votes. he will win florida virginia, north carolina indiana. these are states that obama won last time. iowa. ohio. new hampshire. pennsylvania. wisconsin. and minnesota. >> bill: he said 325. he was only off by 1. right? because the winner got 326. oops, that's right the winner was barack obama not mitt romney. so what about karl rove and dick morris? michael calderone is the senior...
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barack obama or mitt romney? the response was 52%, barack obama relates to average voters. 30%, mitt romney. >> right. >> i guess people kind of know who mitt romney is. don't they? >> i think there has been an effective effort by the white house to isolate mitt romney. you know with bain it was the foreign bank accounts. in aggregate, all of these people have come together and said people don't get a sense of him as the sort of guy, you would want to have a beer with the guy. i don't think mitt romney is that person. so i think that part of campaign has been won by the white house. of course, conventions often reset that. in the is still a dog fight with everything that has happened. >> absolutely. >> we are still within, you know, low single digit did. swing states are still swing states. this thing is not over and which is kind of appalling to me when you think about how big the chasm should be between the two parties at this point. i am a little mystified which tells me quite frankly, bill, we haven't done th
barack obama or mitt romney? the response was 52%, barack obama relates to average voters. 30%, mitt romney. >> right. >> i guess people kind of know who mitt romney is. don't they? >> i think there has been an effective effort by the white house to isolate mitt romney. you know with bain it was the foreign bank accounts. in aggregate, all of these people have come together and said people don't get a sense of him as the sort of guy, you would want to have a beer with the guy....
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romney's vice president. it's a nice thought, you know, there is all of these trial balloons all the time with vice presidential picks, but condoleeza rice, there is some thought that the she may or may not have voted for barack obama in 2008. she may or may not be considered -- you she had saw the pro life movement considers her to be pro-choice. they are not going to have it if, in fact, she were the choice. so i just don't know of a way in which romney could make that pick and have it be palatable to his base. i think if, in fact, he did pick her, it would probably be a similar situation to what mccain did in '08 where, you know, basically, this is kind of a hail mary. they feel like they are going to lose and they need to try something. i don't see it happening with her. it's a good story and a fun talking about on the sunday talk shows. >> i don't see condoleeza rice being convinced. after you have been secretary of state, travel all around the world, that's a much better job than the job of vice preside
romney's vice president. it's a nice thought, you know, there is all of these trial balloons all the time with vice presidential picks, but condoleeza rice, there is some thought that the she may or may not have voted for barack obama in 2008. she may or may not be considered -- you she had saw the pro life movement considers her to be pro-choice. they are not going to have it if, in fact, she were the choice. so i just don't know of a way in which romney could make that pick and have it be...
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, romney, trump. that just -- that just blew away any point that he was trying to make yesterday about the economy. every time we turn around, you know, romney is talking about birth control or he is talking now about -- he is not talking about the birther issue but by associating with donald trump, that becomes the ir. we are here with fell he's interesting ish a son interesting some ness interesting interesting somnez. mitt romney will be the republican nominee. and when we come back, fell each interesting ish a, let's talk about, why is it that the candidates for vice president, at least the ones that are being talked about, each interesting actually seem to be more serious than most of the candidates if not all that we saw running for president? 866-55-press. again, mitt romney's hanging out with donald trump. guilt move? do you think he will get votes that way? 86655377. >> on your radio and on current tv. this is the bill press show. >> we're not through just yet, mr. vice president. >> they're
, romney, trump. that just -- that just blew away any point that he was trying to make yesterday about the economy. every time we turn around, you know, romney is talking about birth control or he is talking now about -- he is not talking about the birther issue but by associating with donald trump, that becomes the ir. we are here with fell he's interesting ish a son interesting some ness interesting interesting somnez. mitt romney will be the republican nominee. and when we come back, fell...
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to ann romney. that's something probably that in some ways even though it was an ugly fight and they threw hillae rosen under the bus very quickly, in some ways, i think it's it benefits them. i was thinking, no it's going to be horrible for them. i don't necessarily think so will ann romney get out stump? she was at this fundraiser as well saying it was like a birthday gift. >> yes. >> she said it was an early birthday gift from hillary rosen. >> i think you certainly are going to hear conversations among women at this point, a, saying: why are they trying to drive us back to the mommy wars but, also, saying, you know maybe ann romney can't real estate to the average woman because she hasn't worked outside the home whereas most women do have to juggle all of these, house and all outside the home. >> yeah. i just want to move and play that clip for, for our listeners where diane challenges her on this basic notion of being out of touch and here is ann romney's defense. >> for me, financial security
to ann romney. that's something probably that in some ways even though it was an ugly fight and they threw hillae rosen under the bus very quickly, in some ways, i think it's it benefits them. i was thinking, no it's going to be horrible for them. i don't necessarily think so will ann romney get out stump? she was at this fundraiser as well saying it was like a birthday gift. >> yes. >> she said it was an early birthday gift from hillary rosen. >> i think you certainly are...
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and he went after mitt romney. he said i am not going to talk about my republican oppose but let's take mitt romney the things they have in common. they both went to harvard. >> we also both have degrees from harvard. i have one. he has two. what a snob. >> yeah. it was just mavleous. we will play more clips as we go along and jimmy kimmel. i thought he did a good job. he had a lot of material and he kept kept -- nobody was sacred certainly not the president of the united states. he made some jokes about the president's ears. >> that's the first time i have ever heard anybody joke about the president's ears. >> it was a good line and michelle obama particularly couldn't control her laughter. >> nobody was sacred. not the president of the united states and not even current tv. >> al gore launched current tv in 2005 and it took off like a north korean rocket. to be honest i didn't even know current tv was still on the air, but then i don't get channel "a million". >> very, very funny line. i want you to know i was si
and he went after mitt romney. he said i am not going to talk about my republican oppose but let's take mitt romney the things they have in common. they both went to harvard. >> we also both have degrees from harvard. i have one. he has two. what a snob. >> yeah. it was just mavleous. we will play more clips as we go along and jimmy kimmel. i thought he did a good job. he had a lot of material and he kept kept -- nobody was sacred certainly not the president of the united states. he...
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mitt romney. why won't mitt romney repudiate this clown? >> travis moss also writes in you guys should already know that mitt will denounce and stand behind mourdock's comments. that's how romney will do it. >> bill: he did say about mourdock i disagree with his comments but i still stand by him and want him in the united states senate because he's just like paul ryan. it is ryan, akin, murdoch. all one in the same. >> one other which can comment which i thought was amusing. blue rabbit says trump's october surprise came out yesterday which happened to be national baloney day. it really was. every day is about a holiday. yesterday was national baloney day. >> bill: any time donald trump talks, it is national baloney day. hi joey. >> caller: these republicans have they ever seen the inside of the school they went to when they were children? i can't believe they did. rape is a violent act. if you ever seen a picture of a woman after she was raped her head is the size of a pumpkin because they get the hel beat out of them. i cannot stein these
mitt romney. why won't mitt romney repudiate this clown? >> travis moss also writes in you guys should already know that mitt will denounce and stand behind mourdock's comments. that's how romney will do it. >> bill: he did say about mourdock i disagree with his comments but i still stand by him and want him in the united states senate because he's just like paul ryan. it is ryan, akin, murdoch. all one in the same. >> one other which can comment which i thought was amusing....
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romney was ahead by one point or two points. it was in the bag for romney. the media bought into it hook line, and sinker. suckers and there was this whole thing. then of course what happened on election night? surprise surprise. # 1, president obama wins. # 1. no. 2, he wins, not only the electoral votesnumber 1, president obama wins. number 1. no. 2, he wins, not only the electoral votes overwhelmingly and when you add florida it was 332 to 206. that ain't close, folks. not only that. he won the popular vote. helex night. no doubt about who won. he won 8 out of 9 of the battle ground states. that was sweet enough. okay? but here is the deal: a lot of people very long lost sight of. the president's margin keeps growing and growing and growing every day it gets bigger and bigger. because there are so many votes that weren't counted on november 6th and as of this morning, there is still like a million and a half uncounted votes out there, which is a amazing. think about it. the election right in the almost a month old. >> yeah. >> still a million and a half v
romney was ahead by one point or two points. it was in the bag for romney. the media bought into it hook line, and sinker. suckers and there was this whole thing. then of course what happened on election night? surprise surprise. # 1, president obama wins. # 1. no. 2, he wins, not only the electoral votesnumber 1, president obama wins. number 1. no. 2, he wins, not only the electoral votes overwhelmingly and when you add florida it was 332 to 206. that ain't close, folks. not only that. he won...
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it was obama versus romney. he keep come back to this that you heard bill crystal say what the hell are we doing as a party? even tom kohl said let's buy in 98% and get it out of the way and take credit for it. why is bajner refuse to go schedule a boat on that proposal. >> obtain doesn't have the votes. simple math, this is sort of the reality of washington. >> doesn't have the votes to block it? >> he doesn't have the votes to pass any kind of tax reform from his own caucus. they operate by a rule called the majority of the majority. effectively the house republicans will do whatever the majority of their caucus says is okay with. you know, they don't have that majority. >> if they deck -- okay. i am trying to understand where boehner is coming from. right? >> yeah. >> bill: because i think this is a time for sleepered. i am say that. not you. if he allowed that the democrats would vote for it. they don't need that many republicans. it seems to me that the pressure, then, on the republicans, a good number of t
it was obama versus romney. he keep come back to this that you heard bill crystal say what the hell are we doing as a party? even tom kohl said let's buy in 98% and get it out of the way and take credit for it. why is bajner refuse to go schedule a boat on that proposal. >> obtain doesn't have the votes. simple math, this is sort of the reality of washington. >> doesn't have the votes to block it? >> he doesn't have the votes to pass any kind of tax reform from his own caucus....
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meanwhile, the romney campaign, romney on the bus and the nuns are on the bus too. i think the nuns are having a bigger impact than the romney campaign is. we'll bring you up to date on both and take your calls. here we go. team press peter ogborn, dan henning and cyprian bowlding wind up to serve you this morning. good morning, one and all. >> here we are. >> good morning bill. >> bill: nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> bill: another big trial yesterday concluded. the justice department with egg on its face yet again. they tried to get roger clemens once for lying to congress. didn't work. so instead of realizing that they were -- they didn't have a strong case, they brought it back. and yesterday, he was found not guilty all over again. roger clemens coming out and thanking the people that stood by him. >> it was great to see some old friends and teammates and just some neat people. i want to thank those people who took time out of their schedules to come in on my behalf. >> good for him. >> after the john edwards thing and now this thing? boy, get serious a
meanwhile, the romney campaign, romney on the bus and the nuns are on the bus too. i think the nuns are having a bigger impact than the romney campaign is. we'll bring you up to date on both and take your calls. here we go. team press peter ogborn, dan henning and cyprian bowlding wind up to serve you this morning. good morning, one and all. >> here we are. >> good morning bill. >> bill: nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> bill: another big trial yesterday...
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mitt romney. later in the afternoon the president clarified, when reporters qaim into the oval office president obama clarified his remark: >> it is absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine. >> that's the reason i had the press conference. >> now, what was the president saying? i will tell you what he was saying. he was telling the truth for one thing. it is true. compared -- what he was saying is, compared to the public sector, the private sector is doing fine. 44.3 million new jobs in the private sector. 27 months straight of new job garote, positive job growth in the private sector. last month, there were only 69,000 new jobs created but those were jobs created in the private sector. at the same time, the reason we haven't had more of a rebound in the economy is, jobs in the public sector are gettingla slashed, cut across the board, at the city level, county level and at the state level. for example, 250,000 teachers have lost their jobs this year nationswide. 9,000 in pennsylvania,
mitt romney. later in the afternoon the president clarified, when reporters qaim into the oval office president obama clarified his remark: >> it is absolutely clear that the economy is not doing fine. >> that's the reason i had the press conference. >> now, what was the president saying? i will tell you what he was saying. he was telling the truth for one thing. it is true. compared -- what he was saying is, compared to the public sector, the private sector is doing fine....
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mitt romney did not. partly it was maybe mitt romney had a cold. but it was the issue they were talking about. obama not going into the presidency with a lot of foreign policy experience. but there's been a lot happen on his watch. he's handled it. he's grown. he's handled it very, very well, i believe. restored our reputation around the world. mitt romney knows this is not his long suit. i think he was nervous about not making a big jerry ford kind of goof. gaffe. >> his positions in this area, mitt romney's, they're all an inch deep. so i think that there was a calculation that look, we do not want to get into a back and forth. peel back the onion. so when obama would attack, romney's response, a number of times was just well, attacking me doesn't solve the problem. but of course you could say about any attack or any -- you could say that no matter what. and it kind of gets you through in a way but it also fends off any extended -- any extended back and forth because when you peel back, he hasn't articulated beyond the talk and beyond the bluster
mitt romney did not. partly it was maybe mitt romney had a cold. but it was the issue they were talking about. obama not going into the presidency with a lot of foreign policy experience. but there's been a lot happen on his watch. he's handled it. he's grown. he's handled it very, very well, i believe. restored our reputation around the world. mitt romney knows this is not his long suit. i think he was nervous about not making a big jerry ford kind of goof. gaffe. >> his positions in...
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romney is romney. romney is tone-deaf, bill. he can't do it. >> bill: now what makes you think that? >> every single interview he gives, he says something which all of us just go are you kidding me? and i think the problem too is whin you get a campaign -- when you get a campaign in this kind of shape, we saw with mccain as things go south they panic. they're looking for the home run and the big hit. they started with ryan. ryan was a terrible pick. so was sarah palin. you know, they -- they start sniping. the fund-raisers start to close their checkbooks. there was a story in the paper today about the big event in new york city and there was a table. ten people that had given $2500 each for that event. many had raised as much as $50,000. they took a poll around that table. and they asked how many of the folks -- the ten romney supporters thought he would win. zero. >> bill: get out. >> nobody thought he would win. >> bill: of his own supporters. >> of his own supporters. i think we're not popping champagne corks. there a lot of
romney is romney. romney is tone-deaf, bill. he can't do it. >> bill: now what makes you think that? >> every single interview he gives, he says something which all of us just go are you kidding me? and i think the problem too is whin you get a campaign -- when you get a campaign in this kind of shape, we saw with mccain as things go south they panic. they're looking for the home run and the big hit. they started with ryan. ryan was a terrible pick. so was sarah palin. you know,...
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and that romney was the proof he had and that you should vote against romney. he won by two points. >> did he really say that? >> bill: romney was a poopy head. >> i'm going to search the transcripts. >> bill: i don't remember that. >> it would have been creative. >> maybe that was during the debate. i don't know. >> bill: i must admit i've heard people called a lot of names in politics. >> poopy head. >> it may have happened on "saturday night live." >> they were so believable. >> bill: speaking of poopy heads, donald trump is back in the news. >> did he ever leave? my goodness. >> bill: no. he made a fool of himself toward the end with this $5 million pledge that he was trying to -- get president obama to release the college transcripts. what's the latest on trump? he's going to go away. >> he's been tweeting up a storm after the election. he called for revolution. >> bill: yeah, right. >> we should all storm washington. >> bill: donald trump calling for revolution. >> demand that romney -- i'm not sure what we would be demanding. so macey's has -- macey's ha
and that romney was the proof he had and that you should vote against romney. he won by two points. >> did he really say that? >> bill: romney was a poopy head. >> i'm going to search the transcripts. >> bill: i don't remember that. >> it would have been creative. >> maybe that was during the debate. i don't know. >> bill: i must admit i've heard people called a lot of names in politics. >> poopy head. >> it may have happened on...